Sofa bed



`Jne 177, 1930.

c. R. HULTGREN SOFA BED Filed Feb. 3. 1927 3 Sheeys-Sheet 1 June 17, 1930. c. R HULTGREN 1,764,874

v son BED Filed Feb. 5, 1927 1:5 sheets-sheet 2 -June 17, 1930.

c. R. HULTGR'EN SOFA BED Filed. Feb. 3, 192.7 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented June 17, 1930 ,eeym

,Home 1 CHARLES is. i-Iizirreenn,Y or omesso, rumors, fissremoe 'ro s; KAR-PEN4 e BRos., or orrrcnedirrrnors, A CORPORATION. or weer VIRGINIA SOFA BED proved device o1c simple end staunch con-V struction, which een be manufactured at und cushions removed; Fig. et, e View similer to Fig. 3, but showing the structure in the process or' folding; Fig. 5, e broken horizontal sectional view tukenes indicered :it line 5 5 ofFig. 5; Fiogl 6, a broken vertical sectional view With the upholstery springs and cushions, or mattress-sections, removed; Fig. 7, sin enlarged broken vertical sectional view teken nsindiceted :it line 7 of Fig. 3; Fig, 8 e; plan view oia, detecbeble mounting-bar employed; Fig. 9, eplen view Vofe plete adoptedl to be secured to the inner side of the end-standard of the mein ifi-eme; end

i F l0, en elevational vieW of the member `shown in Fig. 9.

In the*constructionillustrated, A designates e mein frame provided With endstenderds A', e beek A2, rear longitudinal connecting members A3, end e front longitudinal connecting member A4; B, B', e pair of mounting-bers, one et each end of the main iframe, detechebly mounted on bracketplates Bzivith which the end-standards ere equipped at the inner sides of their lower iront portions; C, C', e, front pair et elbow levers which have their short armsv connected by pivotsl to the front., portions or the mountingbars and which have their long Application sied reinen-y 3,1927. seri-a1 No. 165,557.'

arms pivotelly connected et points 2 with the front bed-seetiongjD, D', e rear pair of elbow levers having their shortI arms con`` nected by pivots 3 Withthe mounting-bers B, B' end Which have their long arms connected, by pivots 4, to therear portion of the front bed-section; E, e front bed-section carried by the long @rms of lthebell-crenk` levers and provided with ay mattress-section,

or cushion, E'; F, e reer bed-section slidebly mounted on guides, or clips, 5 and 6, which are connected, respectively, With thelelbovvvportions of the front elbovvlevers and the rear bell-cranklevers by pivots 5a and 6a, the reer bed-section being Vequipped with upholstery springs F' and a surmounting loose cushionf` Whichis adapted to serve :is n seat-cushion when the structure is in toldedl condition; G, G', uY peil' of control links' connected with therein1 bedfsectionby pivots 7, the reer ends oftbese links, inthe lillustration given, being cbnnected by means of pivots 8 with lugs 9 carried by the rear ends of the mounting-bers B and B', H, H', counterbelence springs connected et their reer ends Wi 'h studs l0 with which the rear portions ci' the mounting-bers aire equipped, Y

` and connected their 'front 'ends by studs-ll vvith lugs l2 with xvliich'the elbow-portions of the rear elbouT levers ere equipped; I, I', legs connected by 'pivots'l Withthe front portion of the-iront bed-section; endJ, J e pair of links controlling the movements of the legs, seid links being connected et their rear ends, by pivots 14:, with the longarms]4 of the `front elbow levers and being `conneeted'at their `iront ends, by 4pivots l5, With short extensions Yvvith `which the legs :ireV equipped et their upper lendsov The mein i'irelme of the soe-bed Vmeybe i of any desiredconstruction. In the illustre tion given, the pend-standards A' vere `rigidly connected together by the rearr connecting members Aannd the front connecting memberA. 1

The bracket-plates IB2 ererigidly-stteched to the lovverv 'iront portions of the end-` standards, es by ineens of screws 16, and are pi vided et their upper edges with inclined slots 17 which receive studs 18 with which theI mounting-bars B and B aie equipped. The mounting-bars preferably are provided at their front-ends with lateral extensions n 19 which are secured to the front connecting member A4, by means of screws 19a.

The front and rear pairs of elbow levei's are, in the illustration given, of the same size and shape, and are adapted to carry the front and rear bed-sections by parallelV movements. v It is not essential that the. front elbow levers be of the same shape, as the rearelbow levers, however. In the illustration given, the elbow levers and bed-sections are so connected and mounted that when the structure is in" open condition, the frame of the front bed-section is elevated some distance above 'the frame of the rear bed-section. This will be noted particularly in Fig. 1; and it will be noted there that the upholstery springs F serve to support the cushion F 2 flush with the cushion on the mattress-section E. lVhen the structure is to be folded, the cushion F2 is first thrown upon the mattress-section E, and the folding action is then permissible. i

'The frame of the front bed-section is V.shown provided with end-inembers 2() with which the longarms of the frontv and rear elbow levers are pivotally connected. It is desirable to connect one pair of levers rigidly together, so that all of the levers will turn properly together and racking of the structure will bev avoided.` In the illustration given, this is accomplished by connecting the extremities of the long ends of the arms .of the front elbow levers by a bar 2l whose Vends are-rigidly secured to the extremities of said arms. The bar extends through the pivots 2, and thus the bed-,section is pivot-ally connected with the front elbow levers at these points.

The clips 5 and 6, which may be termed slides, are joined pivotally to the elbow-por-v tions of the bell-crank levers, as has been stated; and these clips are of a form to permit them to slide with relation to the endmembers 22 of the frame of the rear bed-section.y Thus, the rear bed-section is' which results `in the rear bed-section'being shifted rearwardly a short distance.

The upholstery springs F are shown as mounted on slats 23 with which' the frame Vof the rear bed-section is provided; and the `upholstered springs are shown as contained in an envelope, or covering, 24, which, however, is so applied not to interfere with the. movementof the slides and 6 connected with the end-members 22.

The counterbalance springs H and H are under tension when the structure is in bedform and alsol whenv the structure is in sofaform. To convert the structure from sofaform to bed-form, a moderate lifting and pulling action is exerted on the front bedsection. 'Ihe springs H aid in elevating the front bed-section; and, in the unfolding operation, the elbow levers carry the front bed-section to the extended position. The cushion F2 is then placed upon the springs F of the rear bed-section, and bedding may Ythen be applied.`

In converting from bed-form to sofa-form, the cushion F2 is first placed upon the mattress-section E of the front bed-section, and the folding operation is performed by lift- `ing the front bed-section and shoving` it rearwardly until it assumes a position above the rear bed-section. In the extended form of the structure, the long arms of the rear elbow levers may rest upon the long arms of thefront elbow levers.

The construction is strong'and durable, maybe operated with ease, and may be manufactured at moderate cost.

The foregoing detailed description has been lgiven for clearness of understanding only,rand no unnecessary limitations shouid be understood therefrom, but the appended .claims ,should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a sofa-bed; a main frame; a pair of elbow levers having their short arms pivotally mounted on cach end of said frame; a rear bed-section, means by which the rear section is slidably mounted on the elbowportions of said levers; and a front bedsection pivotally mounted on the extremities of the iong arms of said levers.

2. In a-sofa-bed; a main frame; a front pair of elbow ievers and a rear pair of elbow levers adjacent the lends of said frame and having their short arms pivotaliy connectedv therewith; slides pivotally mounted on the elbow-portions of said levers; a rear bed-section sliiftably mounted. on said slides; and a front bed-section pivotally mounted on the long arms of said levers.

3. In a sofa-bed; a main frame; a pair of elbow levers having their short arms pivotally mounted on each end of said frame; a rear bed-section, means by which the rear section is slidably mounted on the elbow-portions of said levers; a 'front bedsection pivotally mounted on the extremities of the long arms of said levers; and moans for controlling the position of the rear bed-seetion during the raising and lowering thereof.

fh In a sofa-bed; a mainframe; a front pair of elbow levers and a rear pair of elbow levers adjacent the ends of said `frame and having their short arms pivotally connected therewith; slides pivotally mounted on the elbowportions of said levers; a rear bed-seetionfshiftably mounted i o said slides; a front bed-seetion pivotally mounted on the long arms of said levers; and means for controlling the position of the rear bed-seeti0n during the raising and lowering thereof.

5. In a sofa-bed; a main pair of elbow levers and a rear pair of elbow levers adjacent the ends of said frame and having their short arms pivotally connected therewith; slides pivotally `mounted on the elbow-portions of said Vlevers; a rear bed-section shiftably mounted on said slides; a front bed-section pivotally mounted on the long arms ossaid levers; and Control links connected at the rear with said frame and at the front with said rear bed-section and permitting limited shifting movement of said rear bed-section- 6. In a sofa-bed; a main frame; a pair of front elbow levers having their short arms pivotally connected with end-portions of `the mam frame; a pair of rear elbowv levers having their short arms pivotally connected with the emi-portions oiz said main iframe, said iront and rear levers being a1iproxiniately the same size and shape; a front bed-section i pivotally connected with the long arms of said levers; a pair of' slides pivotally connected with the elbown portions of said levers; a rear bed-section slidably connected with said slides; and means for preventing undue forward and rearward movements of the rear bed-seetion while it is being elevated or lowered through the medium of said elbow levers.

7. In a sofa-bed; a main frame; front and rear pairs of elbowl levers having their short arms privotally connected with said frame; slides pivotally conneeted'with the elbow-portions of said levers; a rear bedseetion shiftably mounted on said slides; Control links governing the position of said rear bed-section during the raising and lowering thereof; eounterbalaneeV springs eon nested with the main frame and with the rear pair of levers; and a` front bed-section pivotally connected with the long arms of Said levers. t CHARLES R. HULTGREN.

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